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Livestock farmers are being urged to plan ahead for possible meat processing disruption due to Covid-19.

Whether your pastures are starting to open up due to insect pressure, hard grazing or dry conditions, undersowing into existing pasture is a cost-effective method, according to Agricom product development manager, Allister Moorhead.

Johne's Disease is a chronic, contagious and sometimes fatal infection of cattle, sheep, deer and goats.

Conditions are ripe for facial eczema to become a problem for dairy farmers in the coming weeks, says James Allen, AgFirst.

Conditions are ripe for facial eczema to become a problem for dairy farmers in the coming weeks, says James Allen, AgFirst.

Drenching routines are well underway for many lamb finishers.

Early weaning of lambs can be a valuable management tool that can advantage both ewes and lambs.

At the tender age of 15, Jacoba Gread has already imagined her future in great detail.

BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) is a viral disease of catte.

Rumen acidosis usually occurs in sheep that are introduced rapidly to grain feeding or have been grazed on stubble paddocks where there is a lot of grain left after harvest.